[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 188 (Thursday, December 8, 2011)]
[Senate]
[Pages S8461-S8462]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ADDITIONAL COSPONSORS


                                 S. 306

  At the request of Mr. Webb, the name of the Senator from Vermont (Mr. 
Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 306, a bill to establish the 
National Criminal Justice Commission.


                                 S. 494

  At the request of Mr. Lieberman, the name of the Senator from 
Massachusetts (Mr. Brown) was added as a cosponsor of S. 494, a bill to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a national screening 
program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and to amend 
title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide States the option to 
increase screening in the United States population for the prevention, 
early detection, and timely treatment of colorectal cancer.


                                 S. 506

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 506, a bill to amend the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to address and take 
action to prevent bullying and harassment of students.


                                 S. 626

  At the request of Ms. Cantwell, the name of the Senator from Hawaii 
(Mr. Akaka) was added as a cosponsor of S. 626, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the shipping investment 
withdrawal rules in section 955 and to provide an incentive to reinvest 
foreign shipping earnings in the United States.


                                 S. 752

  At the request of Mrs. Feinstein, the names of the Senator from New 
Jersey (Mr. Menendez) and the Senator from New Jersey (Mr. Lautenberg) 
were added as cosponsors of S. 752, a bill to establish a comprehensive 
interagency response to reduce lung cancer mortality in a timely 
manner.


                                 S. 955

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, his name was added as a cosponsor of S. 
955, a bill to provide grants for the renovation, modernization or 
construction of law enforcement facilities.


                                 S. 985

  At the request of Ms. Mikulski, the name of the Senator from Vermont 
(Mr. Leahy) was added as a cosponsor of S. 985, a bill to amend the 
definition of a law enforcement officer under subchapter III of chapter 
83 and chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, respectively, to 
ensure the inclusion of certain positions.


                                 S. 996

  At the request of Mr. Rockefeller, the name of the Senator from 
Michigan (Ms. Stabenow) was added as a cosponsor of S. 996, a bill to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the new markets tax 
credit through 2016, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1174

  At the request of Ms. Stabenow, the name of the Senator from New 
Hampshire (Mrs. Shaheen) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1174, a bill to 
provide predictability and certainty in the tax law, create jobs, and 
encourage investment.


                                S. 1175

  At the request of Mrs. Hagan, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken) and the Senator from Ohio (Mr. Brown) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1175, a bill to provide, develop, and support 21st 
century readiness initiatives that assist students in acquiring the 
skills necessary to think critically and solve problems, be an 
effective communicator, collaborate with others, and learn to create 
and innovate.


                                S. 1440

  At the request of Mr. Bennet, the names of the Senator from Louisiana 
(Ms. Landrieu) and the Senator from Vermont (Mr. Leahy) were added as 
cosponsors of S. 1440, a bill to reduce preterm labor and delivery and 
the risk of pregnancy-related deaths and complications due to 
pregnancy, and to reduce infant mortality caused by prematurity.

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                                S. 1591

  At the request of Mr. Kirk, the name of the Senator from Wyoming (Mr. 
Barrasso) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1591, a bill to award a 
Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul Wallenberg, in recognition of his 
achievements and heroic actions during the Holocaust.


                                S. 1629

  At the request of Mrs. Gillibrand, the name of the Senator from 
Minnesota (Ms. Klobuchar) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1629, a bill 
to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating 
to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the 
Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1680

  At the request of Mr. Conrad, the name of the Senator from Kansas 
(Mr. Moran) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1680, a bill to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to protect and preserve access of 
Medicare beneficiaries in rural areas to health care providers under 
the Medicare program, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1749

  At the request of Mr. Warner, the name of the Senator from Rhode 
Island (Mr. Whitehouse) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1749, a bill to 
establish and operate a National Center for Campus Public Safety.


                                S. 1866

  At the request of Mr. Rubio, the names of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator from 
Idaho (Mr. Risch) were added as cosponsors of S. 1866, a bill to 
provide incentives for economic growth, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1872

  At the request of Mr. Casey, the name of the Senator from Nevada (Mr. 
Heller) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1872, a bill to amend the 
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax treatment of ABLE 
accounts established under State programs for the care of family 
members with disabilities, and for other purposes.


                                S. 1884

  At the request of Mr. Durbin, the name of the Senator from Tennessee 
(Mr. Corker) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1884, a bill to provide 
States with incentives to require elementary schools and secondary 
schools to maintain, and permit school personnel to administer 
epinephrine at schools.


                                S. 1896

  At the request of Ms. Ayotte, the name of the Senator from Utah (Mr. 
Lee) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1896, a bill to eliminate the 
automatic inflation increases for discretionary programs built into the 
baseline projections and require budget estimates to be compared with 
the prior year's level.


                                S. 1925

  At the request of Mr. Leahy, the names of the Senator from Minnesota 
(Mr. Franken), the Senator from New York (Mr. Schumer) and the Senator 
from Rhode Island (Mr. Whitehouse) were added as cosponsors of S. 1925, 
a bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.


                                S. 1954

  At the request of Mrs. Hutchison, the name of the Senator from North 
Carolina (Mr. Burr) was added as a cosponsor of S. 1954, a bill to 
amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for expedited security 
screenings for members of the Armed Forces.


                                S. 1959

  At the request of Mr. Burr, the names of the Senator from South 
Carolina (Mr. DeMint) and the Senator from Florida (Mr. Rubio) were 
added as cosponsors of S. 1959, a bill to require a report on the 
designation of the Haqqani Network as a foreign terrorist organization 
and for other purposes.


                                S. 1961

  At the request of Mr. Reed, the names of the Senator from Alaska (Ms. 
Murkowski) and the Senator from South Dakota (Mr. Johnson) were added 
as cosponsors of S. 1961, a bill to provide level funding for the Low-
Income Home Energy Assistance Program.


                           AMENDMENT NO. 1209

  At the request of Mr. Nelson of Florida, the name of the Senator from 
Connecticut (Mr. Blumenthal) was added as a cosponsor of amendment No. 
1209 proposed to S. 1867, an original bill to authorize appropriations 
for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of 
Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the 
Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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